{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Best Spine Hospitals","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.bestspinehospitals.com\/blog","author_name":"drspine","author_url":"https:\/\/www.bestspinehospitals.com\/blog\/author\/drspine\/","title":"Babinski sign: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - Best Spine Hospitals","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7swihX8Auu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestspinehospitals.com\/blog\/babinski-sign-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">Babinski sign: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestspinehospitals.com\/blog\/babinski-sign-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=7swihX8Auu\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Babinski sign: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; Best Spine Hospitals\" data-secret=\"7swihX8Auu\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.bestspinehospitals.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Babinski sign is a finding on the neurologic exam based on how the toes move when the sole of the foot is stroked. In adults, an \u201cupgoing\u201d big toe (often with fanning of the other toes) can suggest a problem in the brain or spinal cord pathways that control movement. It is commonly used in spine, neurology, emergency, and primary care evaluations when clinicians are checking for nervous system involvement. Babinski sign is not a diagnosis by itself; it is one clue that must be interpreted with the full exam and clinical context."}